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G. E. PULL.

STARGH DRYING H USE.

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Patented June 27, 1882.

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BY WEL ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. FULL, OF OHARLOTTETOVVN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

STARCH-DRYING HOUSE.

SPECIFICATION'forming' part of Letters Patent No. 260,188, dated June27, 1882.

Application filed June 2, 1881. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. FULL, of Charlottetown, Prince EdwardIsland, have invented a new and Improved Starch-Dryin g House, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact specification. j

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improveddrying-chamber for starch, which is so constructed that the starch canbe dried more effectually, in less time, and with less labor than in thestarch-drying houses in use heretofore.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a cross-sectional elevation ofmy improved starch-drying house; Fig. 2, a longitudinal elevation of ahinged drying-frame; Fig.3, a plan view of the hinged frame; Fig. 4, alongitudinal elevation of a pivoted drying-frame; Fig. 5, a plan view ofthe pivoted frame, and Fig. 6 a longitudinal elevation of the endsupport of the pivoted drying-frames.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The starch-drying house A is provided with an upper starch-receivingfloor, B, which is either slotted or perforated, and upon which thestarch is thrown as it comes from the tan ks.

The finer particles of starch immediately fall through the slots orvperforations of thefloor upon the drying platforms or frames below, andas the starch gradually dries the large lumps that have remained on thefloor B crumble and drop through the perforations or slots of this floorB. The drying-frames are either hinged or pivoted, and may be arrangedin different manners, which shall now be described.

The drying frames or platforms (J are composed of a series of strips orbars, D, attached to suitable transverse bars; but the slotted platformcan be constructed in any other suitable manner. These drying-frames (Jare hinged to standards E by means of ordinary hinges or by means ofhooks F, catching on studs F of the standards E. The outer ends of thesedrying-frames are connected by a chain, G, with links reaching from oneframe (3 to the other, so that these drying-frames O can be held in ahorizontal or raised position by hooking a ring, H, on the upper end ofthis chain on a suitable hook, as shown on the lcft-hand side of Fig. 1.The platforms or frames 0 are held in this position when the starch isbeing dried; but as soon as the starch is completely dried the chain Gis released,

whereby the frames are inclined downward and the dried starch slidesdown these frames into a box or receptacle, J, which is located so highabove the floor of the drying-room that barrels or bags can be placedunder this receptacle to be filled.

The steam-heating pipes K are contained between two adjoining rows-ofstandards, E, and are covered by a peak roof, K, to prevent the starchfrom dropping on the heating-pipes.

The drying-frames C may be pivoted or hinged centrally on theheating-pipes K, which are not arranged between two adjoining rows ofstandards, but under each drying-frame 0 A series of blocks, N, with adovetailed recess in the upper edge, are loosely mounted on thesteam-pipes K and the central longitudinal rail, L, of the drying-frameG is passed into these recesses, these longitudinal rails having thesame cross-sections as the dovetailed recess in the blocks N. Thesteam-pipe K rests in recesses in boards or wall 0, connecting thestandards E The inclination of the drying frames or platforms is variedby means of a rod, M, attached to each frame.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby LettersPatent 1. In astarch-house, the combination of thesteam-heating pipes K, the standards E at each side of the steam-pipes,and a number of pivoted frames provided with pipes, substantially asshown and described.

2. In a starch-drying house, the combination, with the steam-heatingpipes K of the dryingframes 0 pivoted thereon, substantially as hereinshown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a starch-drying house, the combination, with the steam-heatingpipes K, of blocks N, mounted thereon, and of the drying-frames Cresting on these blocks, substantially as herein shown and described,and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a starch-drying house, the combination, with the steam-heatingpipes K, of the blocks N, mounted thereon, the drying-frames O restingon these blocks, and the rail L, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

GEO. E. FULL.

Witnesses:

A. H. MoPHERsoN, O. E. HIGGINS.

